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noun
1.
a half turn executed by a horse and rider.
2.
Rare. a winding staircase.
verb (used without object)
3.
to execute caracoles; wheel.
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Caracole
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Origin:
1650–60; < French < Spanish caracol snail, spiral shell or stair, turning movement (of a horse)
1650–60; < French < Spanish caracol snail, spiral shell or stair, turning movement (of a horse)
Related forms
car·a·col·er, noun
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